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Pluming
- verb - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
- clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
- deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
- dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
- form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Plummet
- noun - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
- the metal bob of a plumb line
Plumose
- adjective - having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
Plumped
- verb - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
- make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He plonked the money on the table"; "He plonked himself into the sofa"
Plumper
- - One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
Plumply
- - Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve.
Plumule
- noun - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
Plunder
- noun - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- goods or money obtained illegally
- plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
- steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
Plunged
- verb - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
- cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
- dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
- devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
- drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
- fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
- thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"